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Hardcover. The Story of Manu, by poet Allasani Peddana, is the definitive literary monument of Telugu civilization and a powerful embodiment of the imperial culture of Vijayanagara, the last of the great premodern south Indian states. It is a book about kingship at the time of Krishnadevaraya, who was a close friend and patron of the poet. Series: Murty Classical Library of India. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 135 x 37. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674427761
- ISBN
- 9780674427761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.96
€ 40.99
€ 33.96
Paperback. IBeautifully designed with 21 color and 15 halftone illustrations, this first substantial study of Emily Dickinson's devotion to flowers and gardening seeks to join both poet and gardener in one creative personality. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 color illustrations, 12 tritone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSC; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018297
- ISBN
- 9780674018297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Hardcover. Analyzes literary works in the contexts of natural science, consumer culture, and philosophical change to show how and why the perception and representation of space in the eighteenth-century novel and other prose narratives became so textually visible. This title examines maps, scientific publications, country house guides, and auction catalogs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226871585
- ISBN
- 9780226871585
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 79.37
€ 94.64
€ 79.37
Hardcover. This a book about a poet, about a poem, about a city, and about a world at a point of change. More than a work of literary criticism or literary biography, it is a record of why and how we create and respond to great poetry. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007557219
- ISBN
- 9780007557219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.23
€ 19.99
€ 6.23
Paperback. John Agard has been broadening the canvas of British poetry over the years with his mischievous, satirical fables. This book plays havoc with biology and makes a monkey out of Darwinian evolution - on the occasion of the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his "Origin of Species". Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 104. 72 pages. John Agard has been broadening the canvas of British poetry over the years with his mischievous, satirical fables. This book plays havoc with biology and makes a monkey out of Darwinian evolution - on the occasion of the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his "Origin of Species". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 7. Weight: 104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852248222
- ISBN
- 9781852248222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.58
€ 13.00
€ 12.58
Paperback. Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil's great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil's poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405159739
- ISBN
- 9781405159739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.86
€ 44.86
Paperback. Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's experimental third novel, set in England during the halcyon days before World War I. The text reprinted here is the first British edition, which Woolf approved, and which retains her original layout, including paragraph spacing. Editor(s): Raitt, Suzanne. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 132 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393926323
- ISBN
- 9780393926323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.51
€ 17.99
€ 16.51
Paperback. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014558
- ISBN
- 9781841954042
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 30. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Bantam USA
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553212426
- ISBN
- 9780553212426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 7.68
€ 10.99
€ 7.68
Paperback. To make a testament is to attempt to pass on what matters most. This book opens with a sequence of love poems, and closes with 'Testament', a startlingly fresh gathering of deftly rhymed paraphrases based on the New Testament. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Jonathan Cape
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780224098076
- ISBN
- 9780224098076
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 10.77
€ 19.99
€ 10.77
Hardback. Cover slightly stained. Keywords: "20th Century, Folklore, History & Criticism, Classic, The Classics, Scottish, Criticism, English" This study examines how various conventions from Irish folklore have been subsumed in 12 Irish novels published between 1912 and 1948, including works by James Joyce, Flann O'Brien, Mervyn Wall, Darrell Figgis, Eimar O'Duffy and James Stephens. black & white illustrations. Series: Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction & Fantasy. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KHS0069877
- ISBN
- 9780313304903
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 30.99€ 4.99
€ 30.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a delightful comic love story. The play begins with a shipwreck, during which Viola, a young aristocratic woman, is separated from her identical twin brother, Sebastian, and is swept onto the shores of the kingdom of Illyria. Thus begins this entertaining tale of mistaken identities and thwarted love. Series: Twenty Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete 20 Books Boxed Collection. Num Pages: 64 pages, 64 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; YB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sweet Cherry Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 64
- SKU
- V9781782262282
- ISBN
- 9781782262282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.18
€ 8.99
€ 8.18
Hardback. William Shakespeare's Timon of Athens is the tale of a rich Athenian who lived a lavish life, spending his wealth on his friends. Eventually, when his wealth ceases and he asks his friends for help, Timon is shocked to find that none of them are prepared to do so. This fills him with hatred for humanity, and he decides to live the life of a hermit. Series: Twenty Shakespeare Children's Stories: The Complete 20 Books Boxed Collection. Num Pages: 64 pages, 64 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DB; YB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 134 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Sweet Cherry Publishing
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782262275
- ISBN
- 9781782262275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.18
€ 8.99
€ 8.18
Paperback. Presents the Irish tradition as a unity: verse in Irish and English, usually regarded separately, are shown as elements in a shared and often painful history. This selection begins in pre-Christian times and closes with nineteenth- and twentieth-century verse. Poets featured include Swift, Goldsmith, WB Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, and Seamus Heaney. Editor(s): Kinsella, Thomas. Series: Oxford Books of Verse. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 306
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192801920
- ISBN
- 9780192801920
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.93
€ 13.99
€ 11.93
Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, 2 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 7. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Ridinghouse
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909932005
- ISBN
- 9781909932005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.53
€ 19.99
€ 18.53
Paperback. During the British women's suffrage campaign of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women wrote plays to convert others to their cause; they wrote essays to justify their militant actions; and they wrote fiction and poetry about their prison experiences. Num Pages: 353 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115115
- ISBN
- 9781551115115
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.17€ 40.92
€ 51.17
€ 40.92
Hardback. A study devoted to exploring the use of a Russian version of the Jewish stereotype (the ridiculous Jew) in the works of three of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century. It examines how stereotypes are used to further the very different artistic, cultural, and ideological agendas of each writer. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804759526
- ISBN
- 9780804759526
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.94
€ 82.94
Paperback. A landmark work of fiction from one of Britain's most exciting new writers: 'The Harmony Silk Factory' is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth-century Malaysia. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. A landmark work of fiction from one of Britain's most exciting new writers: 'The Harmony Silk Factory' is a devastating love story set against the turmoil of mid-twentieth-century Malaysia. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Fine copy with light shelf wear
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- KCW0014051
- ISBN
- 9780007232284
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 206 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160. Num Pages: 116 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 206 x 7. Weight in Grams: 160. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks. Lightly sunned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Currency Press Pty Ltd Australia
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0014037
- ISBN
- 9780868199672
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 14.71
€ 20.99
€ 14.71
Paperback. First published as a World's classics paperback in 1997. Editor(s): Murray, Isobel. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DCF; DSBF; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199554706
- ISBN
- 9780199554706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.43
€ 9.99
€ 8.43
Paperback. With her satire on Anglo-Irish landlords in Castle Rackrent (1800), Maria Edgeworth pioneered the regional novel and inspired Sir Walter Scott's Waverley (1814). Editor(s): Watson, George. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 121 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199537556
- ISBN
- 9780199537556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.48
€ 9.99
€ 8.48
Paperback. One of the most significant literary works of the twentieth century, and one of the most innovative. Young Irish Catholic, Stephen Dedalus, rejects religion and national ties to develop unfettered as an artist. Stronly autobiographical, the novel is one of the founding texts of Modernism and the precursor of Ulysses. Editor(s): Johnson, Jeri. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJ; DSBD; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199536443
- ISBN
- 9780199536443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.61
€ 9.99
€ 9.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Warren, Roger; Wells, Stanley W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 256 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: DDS; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199536092
- ISBN
- 9780199536092
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.58
€ 10.99
€ 9.58
Paperback. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JH; DD; DSBF; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199535972
- ISBN
- 9780199535972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.12
€ 13.99
€ 10.12